Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.2+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363290
- published 5 Aug 2015
- disclosed 5 Aug 2015
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.2+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Ephox (formerly Moxiecode) plupload.flash.swf shim 2.1.2 in Plupload, as used in WordPress 3.9.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute same-origin JavaScript functions via the target parameter, as demonstrated by executing a certain click function, related to _init.as and _fireEvent.as.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3439
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/32168
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7933
- http://zoczus.blogspot.com/2015/04/plupload-same-origin-method-execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74269
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032207